of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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APPENDIX I. 



AN ABRIDGED STATEMENT OF REPORTS FROM 

 DISTRICT FISHERY BOARDS AND OTHERS. 



REPORT FROM RIVER TWEED DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



2. The actual number of fish caught has been as follows : — 



(a) By fixed engine, approximately, 6814. 



(b) By sweep net, actual, 37,223. 



(c) By rod and line, approximately, 2115. 



Note. — A considerable number of fish are captured in the open waters, of 

 which it is impossible to give an estimate. 



3. Expressed as percentages for each month of the season, so as to show the 



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



By Fixed Engine, ... 











15 



30 



45 



14days 



10 







By Sweep Net, 



314 



2 43 



5-6 



7'47 



15 29 



28-27 



22 43 



14days 



15-37 







By Rod and Line, . . . 



2 5 



4 13 



3 8 



•73 



•66 



•26 



•46 



5-63 



32 4 



49 43 



Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared, as included in 

 the above return, are as follows : — The first grilse caught by net was on 

 15th May. The first grilse caught by rod and line was on 23rd June. 

 The greatest number of sea trout and grilse were caught by net in July 

 and August, and by rod and line in October and November. 

 4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was — By net, 

 48J lbs. ; by rod and line, 43 lbs. 



The particulars of time and place of capture are : — By net, caught at 

 Goswick Fishery, early in August ; the exact date cannot be given. By 

 rod and line, caught in Tweed, in Sprouston Dub, below Kelso, on 27th 

 October. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1908 was £16,093 5s. Id. 



2. The assessment levied was 20 per cent. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are : — 10 in July, 10 in August, 20 in Sep- 



tember, 44 in October, 55 in November, 51 in December, 49 in January, 

 30 in February, 22 in March, 16 in April, 16 in May, 9 in June, and 1 

 engineer all the year round. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : — Prosecutions 



were instituted against 208 persons during season 1907-08. Sixty-eight 

 persons paid fine or were allowed time to pay, 90 were imprisoned, 23 

 absconded, 3 were acquitted, and proceedings were withdrawn in the 

 case of 24 persons. 



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